Fahey
English
Alternative forms
- Fahie, Fahy, Fohey
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).
Proper noun
Fahey (plural Faheys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fahey is the 3811st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9299 individuals. Fahey is most common among White (95.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fahey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.